GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |